mbira – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
mbira
n.
African musical instrument with resonating box made of wood or a hollow gourd having tuned strips of wood or metal affixed to it which are plucked using the thumbs
Mbira
The
mbira or
thumb piano is an African musical instrument consisting of a wooden board (often fitted with a resonator) with attached staggered metal
tines, played by holding the instrument in the hands and plucking the tines with the thumbs. The mbira is usually classified as part of the
lamellaphone family, and part of the
idiophone family of musical instruments.
mbira
nm.
mbira, African musical instrument with resonating box made of wood or a hollow gourd having tuned strips, of wood or metal affixed to it which are plucked using the thumbs
Kalimba
played with the thumbs; "thumb piano"; its sound is produced by the vibration of tongues of metal or wood; small in size. Also known as Mbira in Zimbabwe, Budongo in Uganda and Sansa in South Africa.
mbira
s.
kalimba, afrikansk musikkinstrument med en resonansbunn laget av tre eller et uthulet gresskar med stemte strenger av tre eller metall
